Bill Text: FL H0415 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Abortion

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration [H0415 Detail]

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HB 415

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to abortion; creating the "Florida for
3Life Act"; creating s. 390.0001, F.S.; providing
4legislative findings regarding abortion; repealing s.
5390.011, F.S., relating to definitions; creating s.
6390.01113, F.S.; providing definitions; prohibiting
7inducing, performing, attempting to perform, or assisting
8in induced abortions; providing criminal penalties;
9prohibiting inflicting serious bodily injury on a person
10in the course of performing an abortion; providing
11criminal penalties; providing enhanced criminal penalties
12if the serious bodily injury results in death; prohibiting
13operation of any facility, business, or service within
14this state for the purpose of providing induced abortion
15services; providing criminal penalties; prohibiting
16termination of a pregnancy unless specified conditions are
17met; requiring that a termination of pregnancy be
18performed only by a physician; requiring that a
19termination of pregnancy only be performed with voluntary,
20informed consent; providing requirements for consent;
21providing an exception for cases of medical emergency;
22providing requirements for documentation of a medical
23emergency; providing that violations may subject
24physicians to discipline under specified provisions;
25providing a standard of medical care to be used during a
26termination of pregnancy performed while the patient's
27fetus is viable; providing that the woman's life is a
28superior consideration to the concern for the life of the
29fetus and the woman's health is a superior consideration
30to the concern for the health of the fetus when such life
31or health concerns are in conflict; prohibiting a
32physician willfully misrepresenting the gestational age or
33stage of fetal development of a viable fetus in an entry
34into any medical record and failing to use the prescribed
35standard of care on a viable fetus; providing criminal
36penalties; prohibiting experimentation on a fetus;
37providing an exception; requiring that fetal remains be
38disposed of according to specified standards; providing
39criminal penalties; providing that provisions do not apply
40to specified procedures; providing a civil cause of action
41for violations; providing damages; requiring physicians
42and certain personnel at a medical facility who learn that
43a pregnant woman treated by the facility wishes to obtain
44an induced abortion at the facility or that a woman
45treated by the facility has had a termination of pregnancy
46and the fetus was born alive and survives and such woman
47does not wish to keep the child to provide the woman with
48information concerning the availability of adoption;
49providing that specified actions constitute compliance;
50providing that violation of certain provisions by a
51physician may be grounds for discipline under specified
52provisions; providing rulemaking authority to the Agency
53for Health Care Administration and the Department of
54Health for specified provisions; repealing s. 390.0111,
55F.S., relating to termination of pregnancies; amending ss.
56743.065 and 765.113, F.S.; conforming cross-references;
57repealing s. 390.0112, F.S., relating to termination of
58pregnancy reporting; repealing s. 390.01114, F.S.,
59relating to the Parental Notice of Abortion Act; amending
60ss. 27.511 and 390.01116, F.S.; conforming cross-
61references; repealing s. 390.012, F.S., relating to powers
62of the Agency for Health Care Administration, rulemaking,
63and the disposal of fetal remains; repealing s. 390.014,
64F.S., relating to licenses and fees; repealing s. 390.015,
65F.S., relating to application for license; repealing s.
66390.018, F.S., relating to administrative fines; repealing
67s. 390.025, F.S., relating to abortion referral or
68counseling agencies and penalties; repealing s. 782.30,
69F.S., relating to the short title for the Partial-Birth
70Abortion Act; repealing s. 782.32, F.S., relating to
71definitions for the Partial-Birth Abortion Act; repealing
72s. 782.34, F.S., relating to partial-birth abortion;
73repealing s. 782.36, F.S., relating to exceptions to the
74Partial-Birth Abortion Act; amending s. 39.001, F.S.;
75providing legislative intent concerning adoption services
76for women with unwanted pregnancies; requiring the Office
77of Adoption and Child Protection to establish and manage a
78statewide list of attorneys providing pro bono adoption
79services for women with unwanted pregnancies who would
80have selected abortion, if lawful, rather than adoption;
81providing that all federal moneys received by the state as
82a result of efforts made by the office shall only be spent
83by the office; creating s. 390.01117, F.S.; providing that
84the section takes effect only if s. 390.01113, F.S., is
85declared unconstitutional or has its enforcement enjoined;
86providing definitions; prohibiting termination of a
87pregnancy after a fetus has been determined to be viable;
88providing exceptions; requiring a determination of
89viability for women in a certain week of pregnancy or
90later before termination may be performed; requiring
91recordkeeping; providing that determination of viability
92and the performance of a required ultrasound may not be
93done by a physician providing reproductive health services
94at an abortion clinic; requiring that a termination of
95pregnancy involving a viable fetus, when not prohibited,
96be performed in a hospital or other medical facility;
97providing a standard of medical care to be used during a
98termination of pregnancy performed while the patient's
99fetus is viable; providing that the woman's life is a
100superior consideration to the concern for the life of the
101fetus and the woman's health is a superior consideration
102to the concern for the health of the fetus when such life
103or health concerns are in conflict; prohibiting a
104physician willfully misrepresenting the gestational age or
105stage of fetal development of a viable fetus in an entry
106into any medical record and failing to use the prescribed
107standard of care on a viable fetus; providing criminal
108penalties; providing that only a physician may perform a
109termination of pregnancy; requiring voluntary and informed
110written consent to a termination; providing requirements
111for such consent; providing an exception for cases of
112medical emergency; providing requirements for
113documentation of a medical emergency; providing that
114violations may subject physicians to discipline under
115specified provisions; prohibiting experimentation on a
116fetus; providing an exception; requiring that fetal
117remains be disposed of according to specified standards;
118providing criminal penalties; providing that no person or
119facility is required to participate in the termination of
120a pregnancy or be liable for such refusal; providing that
121provisions do not apply to specified procedures;
122prohibiting willfully inducing, performing, or assisting
123in a termination of pregnancy procedure on another person
124in violation of specified requirements; providing criminal
125penalties; prohibiting inflicting serious bodily injury on
126a person in the course of performing an abortion;
127providing criminal penalties; providing enhanced criminal
128penalties if the serious bodily injury results in death;
129providing a civil cause of action for violations;
130providing damages; requiring physicians and certain
131personnel at a medical facility who learn that a pregnant
132woman treated by the facility wishes to obtain an induced
133abortion at the facility or that a woman treated by the
134facility has had a termination of pregnancy and the fetus
135was born alive and survives and such woman does not wish
136to keep the child to provide the woman with information
137concerning the availability of adoption; providing that
138specified actions constitute compliance; providing
139rulemaking authority to the Agency for Health Care
140Administration and the Department of Health for specified
141provisions; providing that rulemaking authority is
142supplemental to other specified provisions; providing that
143if the provision creating s. 390.01117, F.S., is declared
144unconstitutional or has its enforcement enjoined, then the
145repeal of s. 390.011, F.S., and the amendments to s.
14639.001, F.S., are void and of no effect; providing
147legislative intent; creating s. 390.01118, F.S.; providing
148that the section shall become effective only in the event
149that s. 390.01113, F.S., is declared unconstitutional or
150has its enforcement enjoined; providing legislative
151findings concerning parental notice of abortion; providing
152that this section supersedes s. 390.01114, F.S., in its
153entirety unless it is found unconstitutional, in which
154case s. 390.01114, F.S., shall apply; providing
155definitions; requiring a physician performing or inducing
156an abortion or a referring physician before the
157performance or inducement of the abortion on a minor to
158provide actual notice to the minor's parent or guardian;
159providing for constructive notice if actual notice is not
160possible; providing for requirements for actual and
161constructive notice; providing exceptions to notice
162requirement; providing for judicial waiver of notice;
163providing legislative findings; specifying when judicial
164waiver is available; requiring appointment of a guardian
165ad litem for a minor seeing waiver; providing for
166precedence of and timeframes for waiver proceedings;
167providing that failure to rule within the prescribed
168timeframe may be considered nonfeasance in office;
169providing for a standard of proof; providing requirements
170for orders in waiver proceedings; requiring written
171transcripts; providing for expedited confidential appeals;
172providing that a minor may not be assessed fees or court
173costs; providing that a county is not required to pay
174expenses of counsel for a minor; requiring an annual
175report by the Office of the State Courts Administrator
176concerning waiver proceedings; providing that if s.
177390.01113, F.S., is declared unconstitutional or has its
178enforcement enjoined, specified statutory repeals and
179amendments contained in this act are void and of no
180effect; providing legislative intent; providing that s.
181390.0001, F.S., is severable from other provisions of this
182act; providing an effective date.
183
184Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
185
186     Section 1.  This act may be cited as the "Florida for Life
187Act."
188     Section 2.  Section 390.0001, Florida Statutes, is created
189to read:
190     390.0001  Legislative findings regarding abortion.-
191     (1)  Consistent with the self-evident truths expressed in
192this nation's Declaration of Independence dated July 4, 1776,
193the people of the State of Florida declare and acknowledge that
194all persons are endowed by their Creator with certain
195unalienable rights, and that first among these rights is the
196right to life.
197     (2)  The Legislature finds that the Preamble to the
198Constitution of the State of Florida contains the sovereign
199peoples' acknowledgment of the Creator as the source of
200constitutional liberty saying: "We, the people of the State of
201Florida, being grateful to Almighty God for our constitutional
202liberty, in order to secure its benefits, perfect our
203government, insure domestic tranquility, maintain public order,
204guarantee equal civil and political rights to all, do ordain and
205establish this constitution."
206     (3)  The Legislature of the people of the State of Florida
207finds that all life comes from the Creator and begins at
208conception.
209     (4)  The Legislature further finds the ultimate sovereign
210authority in every state of the United States of America resides
211in the people and that fundamental to the governmental structure
212ordained and established by the people in the Constitution of
213the United States is the right of the people to self-government
214as set forth therein and as further set forth in their
215respective state constitutions. As the Supreme Court of the
216United States has stated, "The government of the Union ... is
217emphatically and truly, a government of the people. In form, and
218in substance, it emanates from them." (McCulloch v. Maryland, 17
219U.S. 316, 404-405 (1819)).
220     (5)  The Legislature finds that the United States     
221Constitution expresses no qualification for, or limitation on,
222the ability of the states to protect life in a manner consistent
223with the moral consensus of the people, and reflecting the
224peoples' belief in a Creator, and respecting life as being a
225divine gift of the highest value which is deserving of paramount
226importance among all other unalienable rights expressed or
227implied in the United States Constitution.
228     (6)  The Legislature finds that once life begins the state
229has a compelling interest in protecting the natural course of
230its development from that moment through birth, as surely as
231after birth. Any act of a person detrimental to an unborn human
232life, when not necessary in defense of the life of the mother
233bearing such unborn life, which unnaturally terminates that
234life, is a deprivation of an unalienable right which the people
235have the sovereign discretion to protect through laws enacted by
236their respective legislatures.
237     (7)  The Legislature finds that the United States Supreme
238Court in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)("Roe"), and Planned
239Parenthood of Southern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833
240(1992) ("Casey"), declared that a woman's interest in having an
241abortion is a liberty interest protected under the Due Process
242Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States
243Constitution. The Legislature also finds that to devise into the
244United States Constitution a liberty interest in one person to
245take the life of another when not necessary for defense of one's
246life is repugnant to the principles expressed in the United
247States Constitution as established and ordained by the people.
248Personal liberty is not a license to kill an innocent life under
249any provision of the United States Constitution.
250     (8)  The Legislature finds that the United States Supreme
251Court's decisions noted in subsection (7) and those which adhere
252to them subordinate the unalienable right to life to a "liberty"
253interest devised by man which is inconsistent with, and cannot
254supersede, the right to life given the peoples' accepted source
255of authority for all unalienable rights. A liberty right to
256abortion denies the authority of the Creator in all matters of
257life, and the people through the exercise of their right of
258self-government have the sovereign authority to regard all human
259life with the highest reverence. As Thomas Jefferson wrote in "A
260Summary View of the Rights of British America" (1774), "The god
261who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time: the hand of
262force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them."
263     (9)  The Legislature finds that Casey and its proclaimed
264reaffirmation of the "essential" holding of Roe should be
265reviewed by the United States Supreme Court for many of the same
266reasons the court found it necessary to review Roe when it
267considered Casey. First, the passage of time has shown there
268remains among the states doubt as to the meaning and reach of
269the court's opinion in Casey. Second, state legislatures and
270courts throughout the nation still lack adequate guidance as
271they seek to address abortion regulations in conformance with
272putative precedents interpreting the United States Constitution.
273In addition, since the time Roe was decided, more information
274has become known related to the factual assumptions which
275motivated the court's decision that significantly call into
276question the correctness of the Roe decision and the propriety
277of perpetuating its essential holding through Casey.
278     (10)  The Legislature finds that despite the court's
279finding in Casey that it is "imperative to review once more the
280principles that define the rights of the woman and the
281legitimate authority of the State respecting ... abortion
282procedures" (Casey at 845), that neither Casey nor its progeny
283have adequately defined the constitutional scope of the
284Legislature's authority to protect unborn human life to the
285maximum extent allowed by law.
286     (11)  The Legislature finds that nowhere in the lead
287plurality opinion of Casey is there any expression of confidence
288that Roe was correctly decided or that it assigned adequate
289weight to the state's interest in protecting unborn human life,
290but merely that Roe's "essential holding" had to be followed to
291preserve the court's legitimacy. (See Casey at 867 and 869).
292Further, the court expressed a lack of concern over adequately
293determining a state's interest in protecting unborn human life
294saying: "Even on the assumption that the central holding of Roe
295was in error, that error would go only to the strength of the
296state interest in fetal protection, not to the recognition
297afforded by the Constitution to the women's liberty." (Casey at
298858).
299     (12)  The Legislature finds that it is fundamentally unfair
300to have the constitutionality of this state's laws determined by
301balancing the state's interest in protecting unborn human life
302against the liberty interest of a woman to terminate her
303pregnancy when the United States Supreme Court's lead analysis
304of the state's legitimate interest in protecting life reflects
305indifference to the prospect that the state's life interest is
306being undervalued. (See Casey at 853 and 858.)
307     (13)  The Legislature finds that the value attributed to
308human life from its beginning through to its end is a moral
309value judgment for the people to decide in accordance with the
310republican form of government established in the United States
311Constitution and is not a matter which can be legitimately
312removed by any branch of government from their sovereign
313authority to decide within their respective states.
314     (14)  The Legislature finds that the Constitution of the
315United States does not vest in the United States Supreme Court
316the power to determine moral questions on behalf of the citizens
317of any state without their consent. Further, the Legislature
318finds that the justices of the United States Supreme Court are
319not qualified to determine, establish, or define the moral
320values of the people of the United States and specifically for
321the people of Florida. The Supreme Court's removal of moral and
322political questions from the political power of the people to
323determine, under color of constitutional adjudication, is a
324violation of the peoples' right to self-government guaranteed
325under the Constitution of the United States. (See Carter v.
326Carter Coal, 298 U.S. 238, 295 (1936).
327     (15)  The Legislature finds that the legal standard set
328forth in Casey prohibiting legislation which places an "undue"
329burden on a woman seeking an abortion denies protection to the
330life of the unborn child which state legislatures should be
331constitutionally entitled to protect. The legal standard of
332Casey is arbitrary and subjective with no ascertainable
333guidelines, leaving state legislatures to guess as to what
334actions can be taken to grant unborn human life the full
335protection of the laws.
336     (16)  The Legislature finds that the legal standard set
337forth in Roe and reaffirmed in Casey, which establishes
338viability as the point after which the state may restrict
339abortions if the law contains exceptions for pregnancies which
340endanger a woman's life or health, provides inadequate guidance
341for the state to enact meaningful and enforceable protections
342for fetal life from the moment the state's interest in
343protecting such life matures to state authority to lawfully
344restrict abortions. Further, the Legislature finds that
345"viability" as the demarcation line at which the state may act
346to prohibit, restrict, or regulate abortions is an arbitrary
347point in time with no basis in the United States Constitution.
348     (17)  The Legislature finds that the application of the
349health exception required to be included in post-viability
350abortion regulations, as described in Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S.
351179 (1973), inadequately protects the maternal health of women
352seeking or obtaining post-viability abortions; fails to promote
353the long-term physical, emotional, familial, and psychological
354well-being of women obtaining abortions; and undermines the
355state's interest in protecting viable fetal life.
356     (18)  The Legislature finds that despite the recognition by
357the United States Supreme Court in Roe and Casey that "the State
358has legitimate interests from the outset of the pregnancy in
359protecting the health of the woman and the life of the fetus
360that may become a child" (Casey at 846, emphasis added), the
361state's interest in protecting a life which "may become a child"
362has proven illusory in the context of regulating abortion, in
363that the purpose of an abortion procedure extends beyond the
364termination of a woman's pregnancy and proceeds to the removal
365of a dead or fatally injured fetus rather than the removal of a
366live fetus from the womb while he or she still possesses any
367meaningful chance of survival to "become a child."
368     (19)  The Legislature finds that there have been
369approximately 50 million human lives aborted in the United
370States since the Roe decision. The Legislature further finds
371that every life lost to abortion was sacred and of the highest
372value.
373     (20)  The Legislature finds that women with unwanted
374pregnancies choose abortion for a variety of reasons which are
375difficult, deeply personal, and highly emotional. The
376Legislature categorically rejects the notion suggested by the
377Supreme Court in footnote 54 of Roe that exclusion of women
378seeking abortion from criminal prosecution implies a
379contradiction with the granting full constitutional protection
380for unborn human life. The Legislature reserves for itself the
381right to determine what is in the public interest in regard to
382assigning criminal liability for abortion and possesses
383constitutional competence superior to any court's to make such
384determination.
385     (21)  The Legislature finds the jurisprudence of this state
386and of the nation is such that it protects the lives of persons
387guilty of the most wretched, atrocious, heinous, and brutal
388crimes to a far greater degree than it permits protecting the
389lives of absolutely innocent, yet unborn, human beings. Great
390protections are established before the state may execute a
391person convicted of a capital crime, while virtually nothing
392exists to protect the life of an unwanted unborn child from a
393personal choice of his or her mother not to complete the natural
394course of her pregnancy. It has been noted by the United States
395Supreme Court that underlying the Eighth Amendment's prohibition
396against cruel and unusual punishment is "nothing less than the
397dignity of man ... The Amendment must draw its meaning from the
398evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a
399maturing society." The court quoted a remark of Justice Stewart
400in this regard: "Even one day in prison would be cruel and
401unusual punishment for the 'crime' of having a common cold."
402(Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002), quoting Robinson v.
403California, 370 U.S. 660, 666-667 (1962)). The Legislature finds
404that the dignity of man is also measured by the level of
405protection afforded defenseless innocent life whose only "crime"
406is to be unwanted by his or her mother or conceived at an
407inopportune time or as an undesired gender. The Legislature
408finds that by any standard of basic human decency, innocent and
409defenseless human life is entitled to respect and meaningful
410protection under the law.
411     (22)  The Legislature finds that in the years following the
412Roe opinion, the standard of decency of the people of this state
413has evolved to such a degree that at this time they demand the
414right to exercise their political power as guaranteed under the
415United States Constitution and under the Constitution of the
416State of Florida to enact legislation prohibiting unnecessary
417abortion in Florida and providing penalties for violation of
418such prohibition. Statistical information reflects that the
419frequency of abortion is generally declining in Florida as well
420as in other states across the nation. Recent Gallup polls
421reflect significant changes in public opinion on abortion with a
422majority of people, 51 percent, considering themselves "Pro-
423Life" versus a minority of people, 42 percent, considering
424themselves "Pro-Choice." In addition, state legislative efforts
425across the country reflect a persistent and intensive effort to
426offer more protection for life through a variety of proposals
427and enactments including comprehensive abortion bans to become
428effective in the event Roe is overturned.
429     (23)  The Legislature finds that further evidence of the
430evolving standards of decency concerning unborn human life is
431found in the subsequent action taken by Norma McCorvey, formerly
432known as Jane Roe, the appellant of the Roe v. Wade opinion. Ms.
433McCorvey has changed her mind concerning the wisdom of the Roe
434v. Wade opinion and filed a motion under Rule 60(b), Federal
435Rules of Civil Procedure, with the district court in an effort
436to have it revisit the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision in
437order to reverse its effect. (See McCorvey v. Hill, 385 F.3d
438846, (5th Cir. 2004)). In seeking relief, Ms. McCorvey submitted
439"serious and substantial evidence" which went "to the heart of
440the balance Roe struck between the choice of a mother and the
441life of her unborn child." (See Judge Edith H. Jones,
442concurring, McCorvey, supra at 850).
443     (24)  The Legislature finds that it is axiomatic that the
444Constitution of the State of Florida cannot provide less
445protection for the right to life than that which is provided in
446the United States Constitution and therefore this act could not
447be properly declared unconstitutional under the State
448Constitution if the right to life is protected to a greater
449extent than the right of a woman to obtain an abortion when not
450necessary in defense of her own life.
451     (25)  The Legislature finds that the decision of whether or
452not to have an abortion is a decision regarding whether a
453pregnant woman will carry her unborn child through to a point in
454time when there is a reasonable expectation that it will result
455in the live birth of a child capable of sustaining life outside
456the mother's womb with or without artificial support. Further,
457the Legislature finds that the decision regarding having an
458abortion is a separate and distinct decision from one concerning
459whether or not the pregnant woman will keep and be a parent to
460the child.
461     (26)  The Legislature finds that adoption is a viable and
462preferable alternative to abortion for women with unwanted
463pregnancies.
464     (27)  The Legislature finds that the United States Supreme
465Court's jurisprudence on the minimum constitutional requirements
466for statutes requiring parental notification of minors seeking
467abortions lacks clarity and has provided this state with
468inadequate guidance leaving its legislature to guess as to what
469actions can be taken to grant full protection of the laws to the
470fundamental right of parents to make decisions concerning the
471care, custody, upbringing, and control of their children. (See
472Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000)). Specifically, the
473United States Supreme Court has failed to definitively address
474whether judicial bypass provisions of the type in Bellotti v.
475Baird, 443 U.S. 622 (1979), are constitutionally required for
476one-parent notification statutes.
477     (28)  The Legislature finds, based on data obtained from
478the Office of the State Courts Administrator for Florida for
479calendar years 2006, 2007, and 2008, that judicial waivers of
480minors petitioning to obtain abortions without parental
481notification have been granted at an average rate of 95 percent,
482rendering its Parental Notification Act of 2005 virtually
483meaningless and ineffective at providing parents with notice of
484their minor's intention to seek an abortion. The Legislature
485finds that the ineffectiveness of its parental notification
486statute is due primarily, if not entirely, on the inclusion of a
487judicial bypass provision which may not be constitutionally
488necessary.
489     (29)  The Legislature also finds that the ex parte nature
490of judicial bypass provisions in parental notification statutes
491deprives parents of minors of their fundamental right regarding
492the care, custody, upbringing, and control of their children
493without due process of law.
494     (30)  The Legislature finds that it has long been the
495public policy of this state that minors under 16 years of age
496cannot lawfully consent to sexual intercourse with another
497person. The Legislature further finds that the fact that a minor
498is under 16 years of age and pregnant is sufficient cause to
499warrant further investigation by appropriate law enforcement
500agencies or the Department of Children and Family Services into
501the commission of a crime against the minor. The Legislature
502finds that without the knowledge that their minor child is
503pregnant or is considering an abortion, parents may never learn
504of the fact that their minor child has been the victim of a
505crime and may forever lose the opportunity to report the crime
506to the proper authorities. The Legislature further finds that
507the present United States Supreme Court jurisprudence respecting
508parental notification statutes impedes the state's interest in
509prosecuting offenders committing sexual crimes against minors
510and facilitates the destruction of evidence in connection with
511such crimes.
512     (31)  The Legislature urges the United States Supreme Court
513to overturn Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), and Planned
514Parenthood of Southern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833
515(1992), without delay and return this moral and political
516question back to the people to decide through their respective
517legislatures consistent with the principles of the Constitution
518of the United States as established and ordained by the people
519of the United States and consistent with the principles of a
520free society governed as a nation of laws and not as a nation of
521men.
522     Section 3.  Section 390.011, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
523     Section 4.  Section 390.01113, Florida Statutes, is created
524to read:
525     390.01113  Abortion unlawful; termination of pregnancies
526circumstances authorized.-
527     (1)  DEFINITIONS.-As used in this section, the term:
528     (a)  "Induced abortion" means a medically initiated
529termination of a human pregnancy with the intent to kill a human
530embryo or fetus which is not dying of natural causes. For
531purposes of this paragraph, the term "medically initiated"
532refers to the ingestion or administration of pharmaceutical
533abortifacients by any means, surgical procedures, or use of any
534device or instrument, as well as any combination thereof.
535     (b)  "Medical emergency" means a condition that, on the
536basis of a physician's good faith clinical judgment, so
537complicates the medical condition of a pregnant woman as to
538necessitate the immediate termination of her pregnancy to avert
539her death, or for which a delay in the termination of her
540pregnancy will create serious risk of substantial and
541irreversible impairment of a major bodily function or
542unreasonably reduce the likelihood of successful treatment of a
543life-threatening disease.
544     (c)  "Patient" means the woman or minor upon whom an
545abortion or termination of pregnancy is performed or induced.
546     (d)  "Physician" means a physician licensed under chapter
547458 or chapter 459 or a physician practicing medicine or
548osteopathic medicine in the employment of the United States.
549     (e)  "Termination of pregnancy" means the termination of a
550human pregnancy under circumstances not prohibited by this
551section.
552     (f)  "Viability" means that stage of fetal development
553when, in the judgment of a physician based on the particular
554facts of the case before him or her and in light of the most
555advanced medical technology and information available, there is
556a reasonable probability of sustained survival of the unborn
557child outside his or her mother's womb with or without
558artificial support.
559     (2)  INDUCED ABORTION PROHIBITED.-
560     (a)  Induced abortion for any purpose is unlawful. Any
561person who induces, performs, attempts to perform, or assists
562another in the performance of an induced abortion on another
563person commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as
564provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
565     (b)  Any person who during the course of performing an
566induced abortion on another person inflicts serious bodily
567injury on the person commits a felony of the first degree,
568punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding
569life as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
570     (c)  Any person who during the course of performing an
571induced abortion on another person inflicts serious bodily
572injury on the person which results in the death of the person
573commits a life felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
574775.083, or s. 775.084.
575     (3)  OPERATING ABORTION SERVICES PROHIBITED.-A person who
576operates any facility, business, or service from any location
577within this state for the purpose of providing induced abortion
578services commits a felony of the first degree, punishable by
579imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding life as provided
580in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
581     (4)  TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY.-A termination of pregnancy
582may not be performed unless:
583     (a)  Two physicians certify in writing to the fact that, to
584a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the termination of
585pregnancy is necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant
586woman;
587     (b)  Two physicians certify in writing to the fact that, to
588a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the termination of
589pregnancy is necessary because to continue the pregnancy would
590unreasonably reduce the likelihood of successful treatment of a
591life-threatening disease of the pregnant woman; or
592     (c)  A physician certifies in writing that a medical
593emergency existed and another physician was not available for
594consultation prior to the time necessary to perform the
595termination of pregnancy. The physician's written certification
596must clearly describe the medical emergency.
597     (5)  PERFORMANCE BY PHYSICIAN REQUIRED.-No termination of
598pregnancy may be performed at any time except by a physician.
599     (6)  CONSENTS REQUIRED.-A termination of pregnancy may not
600be performed or induced except with the voluntary and informed
601written consent of the patient or, in the case of a mentally
602incompetent patient, the voluntary and informed written consent
603of her court-appointed guardian or, in the case of a minor
604patient, notwithstanding s. 743.065, the voluntary informed
605consent of the minor's parent or legal guardian.
606     (a)  Except in the case of a medical emergency, consent to
607a termination of pregnancy is voluntary and informed only if the
608physician who is to perform the procedure or the referring
609physician has, at a minimum, orally and in person, informed the
610patient, or the court-appointed guardian if the patient is
611mentally incompetent or a parent or guardian if the patient is a
612minor, of:
613     1.  The nature and risks of undergoing or not undergoing
614the proposed procedure that a reasonable patient similarly
615situated may consider relevant to making an informed decision of
616whether to terminate a pregnancy.
617     2.  The medical risks to the patient and fetus of carrying
618the pregnancy to term.
619
620Nothing in this paragraph relieves a physician of his or her
621duty to disclose any other material fact a reasonable patient
622similarly situated might consider relevant to making an informed
623decision regarding the termination of her pregnancy.
624     (b)  In the event a medical emergency exists and a
625physician cannot comply with the requirements for informed
626consent, a physician may terminate a pregnancy if he or she has
627obtained at least one corroborative medical opinion attesting to
628the medical necessity for emergency medical procedures and to
629the fact that, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the
630continuation of the pregnancy would threaten the life of the
631pregnant woman. In the event no second physician is available
632for a corroborating opinion, the physician may proceed but shall
633document reasons for the medical necessity in the patient's
634medical records.
635     (c)  Violation of this subsection by a physician
636constitutes grounds for disciplinary action under s. 458.331 or
637s. 459.015. Substantial compliance or reasonable belief that
638complying with the requirements of informed consent would
639threaten the life of the patient may be raised as a defense to
640any action brought for a violation of this subsection.
641     (7)  STANDARD OF MEDICAL CARE TO BE USED DURING VIABILITY.-
642     (a)  If a termination of pregnancy is performed while the
643patient's fetus is viable, no person who performs or induces the
644termination of pregnancy shall fail to use that degree of
645professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and
646health of the fetus that such person would be required to
647exercise in order to preserve the life and health of a fetus
648intended to be born and not aborted. Notwithstanding the
649provisions of this subsection, the woman's life shall constitute
650an overriding and superior consideration to the concern for the
651life of the fetus, and the woman's health shall constitute an
652overriding and superior consideration to the concern for the
653health of the fetus when such life or health concerns are in
654conflict. For purposes of this subsection, health considerations
655refer to medical judgment exercised in light of factors
656exclusively regarding the physical well-being of the patient.
657     (b)  Any physician who, once the matter of the fetus'
658viability or nonviability has been determined within a
659reasonable degree of medical probability, knowingly and
660willfully misrepresents the gestational age or stage of fetal
661development of a viable fetus in an entry into any medical
662record and who fails to use the standard of care required under
663paragraph (a) on any fetus determined to be viable commits a
664felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
665775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
666     (8)  EXPERIMENTATION ON FETUS PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.-No
667person shall use any live fetus or live, premature infant for
668any type of scientific, research, laboratory, or other kind of
669experimentation prior to or subsequent to any termination of
670pregnancy procedure except as necessary to protect or preserve
671the life and health of such fetus or premature infant.
672     (9)  FETAL REMAINS.-Fetal remains shall be disposed of in a
673sanitary and appropriate manner and in accordance with standard
674health practices, as provided by rule of the Department of
675Health. A person who fails to dispose of fetal remains in
676accordance with department rules commits a misdemeanor of the
677first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
678775.083.
679     (10)  EXCLUSION FROM APPLICATION.- The provisions of this
680section do not apply to the performance of a procedure that
681terminates a pregnancy in order to deliver a live child or to
682remove a dead or dying fetus whose demise was not the product of
683an induced abortion.
684     (11)  CIVIL ACTIONS REGARDING ABORTION; RELIEF.-
685     (a)  Any person inducing, performing, or assisting in the
686performance of an induced abortion prohibited under this section
687is liable for damages as provided in paragraph (b). A cause of
688action for damages under this subsection may be brought by the
689patient or her spouse, if married, her estate if the patient is
690deceased, or her parents or legal guardian if the patient is a
691minor. Any waiver of liability for a person inducing,
692performing, or assisting in the performance of an induced
693abortion is void and unenforceable.
694     (b)  In a civil action under this subsection, appropriate
695relief includes:
696     1.  Monetary damages for all injury or harm, psychological,
697emotional, and physical, occasioned by the violation.
698     2.  Damages equal to three times the cost of the induced
699abortion.
700     (c)  Notwithstanding any other law, an action for damages
701under this subsection may be commenced within 30 years after the
702date of the performance of the induced abortion.
703     (12)  ADOPTION ALTERNATIVE INFORMATION.-Any physician or
704authorized personnel of a medical facility authorized to treat a
705patient who learns that a pregnant woman treated by the
706physician or facility personnel wishes to obtain an induced
707abortion at the facility or that a woman treated by the
708physician or facility personnel has had a termination of
709pregnancy at the facility under circumstances where the fetus
710was born alive and survives and who does not wish to keep the
711child shall provide the woman with information concerning the
712availability of adoption for her unwanted child. Compliance with
713this subsection may be accomplished by providing the woman with
714the address and telephone number of the Office of Adoption and
715Child Protection within the Executive Office of the Governor and
716informing her of the existence of the statewide list of
717attorneys available to provide pro bono legal services for
718adoption maintained by that office.
719     (13)  PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.-Violation of
720subsection (4), subsection (7), or subsection (8) by a physician
721constitutes grounds for disciplinary action under s. 458.331 or
722s. 459.015.
723     (14)  RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.-
724     (a)  Except for subsection (9), the Agency for Health Care
725Administration may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and
726120.54 to implement the provisions of this section. These rules
727shall be for the purpose of protecting the health and safety of
728women and unborn human life and for the purpose of securing
729compliance with the requirements of this section and to
730facilitate the enforcement of sanctions for those violations to
731which administrative penalties apply.
732     (b)  The Department of Health may adopt rules pursuant to
733ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of
734subsection (9).
735     Section 5.  Section 390.0111, Florida Statutes, is
736repealed.
737     Section 6.  Subsection (3) of section 743.065, Florida
738Statutes, is amended to read:
739     743.065  Unwed pregnant minor or minor mother; consent to
740medical services for minor or minor's child valid.-
741     (3)  Nothing in this act shall affect the provisions of s.
742390.0111.
743     Section 7.  Subsection (2) of section 765.113, Florida
744Statutes, is amended to read:
745     765.113  Restrictions on providing consent.-Unless the
746principal expressly delegates such authority to the surrogate in
747writing, or a surrogate or proxy has sought and received court
748approval pursuant to rule 5.900 of the Florida Probate Rules, a
749surrogate or proxy may not provide consent for:
750     (2)  Withholding or withdrawing life-prolonging procedures
751from a pregnant patient prior to viability as described defined
752in s. 390.01113(7) 390.0111(4).
753     Section 8.  Section 390.0112, Florida Statutes, is
754repealed.
755     Section 9.  Section 390.01114, Florida Statutes, is
756repealed.
757     Section 10.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section
75827.511, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
759     27.511  Offices of criminal conflict and civil regional
760counsel; legislative intent; qualifications; appointment;
761duties.-
762     (6)(a)  The office of criminal conflict and civil regional
763counsel has primary responsibility for representing persons
764entitled to court-appointed counsel under the Federal or State
765Constitution or as authorized by general law in civil
766proceedings, including, but not limited to, proceedings under s.
767393.12 and chapters 39, 392, 397, 415, 743, 744, and 984 and
768proceedings to terminate parental rights under chapter 63.
769Private court-appointed counsel eligible under s. 27.40 have
770primary responsibility for representing minors who request
771counsel under s. 390.01118 390.01114, the Parental Notice of
772Abortion Act; however, the office of criminal conflict and civil
773regional counsel may represent a minor under that section if the
774court finds that no private court-appointed attorney is
775available.
776     Section 11.  Section 390.01116, Florida Statutes, is
777amended to read:
778     390.01116  Public records exemptions; minors seeking waiver
779of notice requirements.-Any information that can be used to
780identify a minor petitioning a circuit court for a judicial
781waiver, as provided in s. 390.01118 390.01114, of the notice
782requirements under the Parental Notice of Abortion Act is:
783     (1)  Confidential and exempt from s. 24(a), Art. I of the
784State Constitution if held by a circuit court or an appellate
785court.
786     (2)(a)  Confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
78724(a), Art. I of the State Constitution if held by the office of
788criminal conflict and civil regional counsel or the Justice
789Administrative Commission.
790     (b)  Paragraph (a) is subject to the Open Government Sunset
791Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
792on October 2, 2015, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
793through reenactment by the Legislature.
794     Section 12.  Section 390.012, Florida Statutes, is
795repealed.
796     Section 13.  Section 390.014, Florida Statutes, is
797repealed.
798     Section 14.  Section 390.015, Florida Statutes, is
799repealed.
800     Section 15.  Section 390.018, Florida Statutes, is
801repealed.
802     Section 16.  Section 390.025, Florida Statutes, is
803repealed.
804     Section 17.  Section 782.30, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
805     Section 18.  Section 782.32, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
806     Section 19.  Section 782.34, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
807     Section 20.  Section 782.36, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
808     Section 21.  Subsection (6) and paragraph (c) of subsection
809(7) of section 39.001, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
810     39.001  Purposes and intent; personnel standards and
811screening.-
812     (6)  LEGISLATIVE INTENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF ABUSE,
813ABANDONMENT, AND NEGLECT OF CHILDREN; ADOPTION SERVICES FOR
814WOMEN WITH UNWANTED PREGNANCIES.-The incidence of known child
815abuse, abandonment, and neglect has increased rapidly in recent
816over the past 5 years. The impact that abuse, abandonment, or
817neglect has on the victimized child, siblings, family structure,
818and inevitably on all citizens of the state has caused the
819Legislature to determine that the prevention of child abuse,
820abandonment, and neglect shall be a priority of this state. In
821addition, to provide assistance for women with unwanted
822pregnancies who would have selected abortion, if lawful in this
823state, rather than adoption as an alternative for their unborn
824child, the Legislature has determined to offer such women,
825through the provision of volunteer or pro bono legal services,
826legal representation to accomplish an appropriate adoptive
827placement for such newborn child. To further these ends this
828end, it is the intent of the Legislature that an Office of
829Adoption and Child Protection be established.
830     (7)  OFFICE OF ADOPTION AND CHILD PROTECTION.-
831     (c)  The office is authorized and directed to:
832     1.  Oversee the preparation and implementation of the state
833plan established under subsection (8) and revise and update the
834state plan as necessary.
835     2.  Provide for or make available continuing professional
836education and training in the prevention of child abuse and
837neglect.
838     3.  Work to secure funding in the form of appropriations,
839gifts, and grants from the state, the Federal Government, and
840other public and private sources in order to ensure that
841sufficient funds are available for the promotion of adoption,
842support of adoptive families, and child abuse prevention
843efforts.
844     4.  Make recommendations pertaining to agreements or
845contracts for the establishment and development of:
846     a.  Programs and services for the promotion of adoption,
847support of adoptive families, and prevention of child abuse and
848neglect.
849     b.  Training programs for the prevention of child abuse and
850neglect.
851     c.  Multidisciplinary and discipline-specific training
852programs for professionals with responsibilities affecting
853children, young adults, and families.
854     d.  Efforts to promote adoption.
855     e.  Postadoptive services to support adoptive families.
856     5.  Monitor, evaluate, and review the development and
857quality of local and statewide services and programs for the
858promotion of adoption, support of adoptive families, and
859prevention of child abuse and neglect and shall publish and
860distribute an annual report of its findings on or before January
8611 of each year to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of
862Representatives, the President of the Senate, the head of each
863state agency affected by the report, and the appropriate
864substantive committees of the Legislature. The report shall
865include:
866     a.  A summary of the activities of the office.
867     b.  A summary of the adoption data collected and reported
868to the federal Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting
869System (AFCARS) and the federal Administration for Children and
870Families.
871     c.  A summary of the child abuse prevention data collected
872and reported to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
873(NCANDS) and the federal Administration for Children and
874Families.
875     d.  A summary detailing the timeliness of the adoption
876process for children adopted from within the child welfare
877system.
878     e.  Recommendations, by state agency, for the further
879development and improvement of services and programs for the
880promotion of adoption, support of adoptive families, and
881prevention of child abuse and neglect.
882     f.  Budget requests, adoption promotion and support needs,
883and child abuse prevention program needs by state agency.
884     6.  Work with the direct-support organization established
885under s. 39.0011 to receive financial assistance.
886     7.  Establish and manage a statewide list of attorneys
887providing pro bono adoption services for women with unwanted
888pregnancies who would have selected abortion, if lawful in this
889state, rather than adoption.
890     8.  Have deposited, directed, and budgeted in the full
891amount for its use, in addition to funds that would have or are
892otherwise budgeted for it, all moneys received by or otherwise
893awarded to the state from the Federal Government, the United
894States Treasury, or any other federal agency as a result of
895efforts made by the office.
896     Section 22.  Section 390.01117, Florida Statutes, is
897created to read:
898     390.01117  Termination of pregnancies.-
899     (1)  APPLICATION.-This section is superseded by s.
900390.01113 and shall become effective only in the event that s.
901390.01113 is declared unconstitutional or has its enforcement
902enjoined. In the event this section becomes effective, it shall
903supersede s. 390.0111.
904     (2)  DEFINITIONS.-As used in this section and elsewhere in
905this chapter, the term:
906     (a)  "Abortion" means the termination of human pregnancy
907with an intention other than to produce a live birth or to
908remove a fetus which died of natural causes.
909     (b)  "Abortion clinic" or "clinic" means any facility in
910which abortions are performed. The term does not include:
911     1.  A hospital; or
912     2.  A physician's office, provided that the office is not
913used primarily for the performance of abortions.
914     (c)  "Agency" means the Agency for Health Care
915Administration.
916     (d)  "Department" means the Department of Health.
917     (e)  "Hospital" means a facility as defined in s.
918395.002(12) and licensed under chapter 395 and part II of
919chapter 408.
920     (f)  "Physician" means a physician licensed under chapter
921458 or chapter 459 or a physician practicing medicine or
922osteopathic medicine in the employment of the United States.
923     (g)  "Viability" means that stage of fetal development
924when, in the judgment of the physician based on the particular
925facts of the case before him or her and in light of the most
926advanced medical technology and information available, there is
927a reasonable probability of sustained survival of the unborn
928child outside his or her mother's womb with or without
929artificial support.
930     (3)  TERMINATION AFTER VIABILITY PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.-No
931termination of pregnancy shall be performed on any human being
932when it has been determined, in accordance with subsection (4),
933that the fetus is viable unless:
934     (a)  Two physicians certify in writing to the fact that, to
935a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the termination of
936pregnancy is necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant
937woman or avert a significant risk to her physical health;
938     (b)  Two physicians certify in writing to the fact that, to
939a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the termination of
940pregnancy is necessary because to continue the pregnancy would
941unreasonably reduce the likelihood of successful treatment of a
942life-threatening disease of the pregnant woman; or
943     (c)  The physician certifies in writing to the medical
944necessity for legitimate emergency medical procedures for the
945termination of pregnancy and another physician is not available
946for consultation. The physician's written certification must
947clearly describe the medical emergency.
948     (4)  DETERMINATION OF VIABILITY.-No termination of
949pregnancy may be induced or performed on any woman who is in the
95023rd week of pregnancy or later without first obtaining an
951ultrasound from a physician to determine the stage of fetal
952development. The physician shall estimate as accurately as
953possible the stage of fetal development and shall indicate on
954the patient's medical records the gestational age, length and
955weight, and lung maturity of the fetus. The physician shall also
956indicate on the patient's medical records whether, within a
957reasonable degree of medical probability, the fetus is viable.
958The determination of viability and the performance of the
959ultrasound required under this subsection may not be done by a
960physician who provides reproductive health services at an
961abortion clinic.
962     (5)  STANDARD OF MEDICAL CARE TO BE USED DURING VIABILITY.-
963     (a)  A termination of pregnancy involving a viable fetus,
964when not prohibited in accordance with subsection (3), must be
965performed in a hospital or other medical facility capable of
966providing lifesaving or life-sustaining medical services to the
967viable fetus.
968     (b)  If a termination of pregnancy is performed while the
969patient's fetus is viable, no person who performs or induces the
970termination of pregnancy shall fail to use that degree of
971professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and
972health of the fetus which such person would be required to
973exercise in order to preserve the life and health of any fetus
974intended to be born and not aborted. Notwithstanding the
975provisions of this subsection, the woman's life shall constitute
976an overriding and superior consideration to the concern for the
977life of the fetus, and the woman's health shall constitute an
978overriding and superior consideration to the concern for the
979health of the fetus when such life or health concerns are in
980conflict. For purposes of this section, health considerations
981refer to medical judgment exercised in light of factors
982exclusively regarding the physical well-being of the patient.
983Violation of this subsection by a physician constitutes grounds
984for disciplinary action under s. 458.331 or s. 459.015.
985     (c)  Any physician who, once the matter of the fetus'
986viability or nonviability has been determined within a
987reasonable degree of medical probability, knowingly and
988willfully misrepresents the gestational age or stage of fetal
989development of a viable fetus in an entry into any medical
990record and who fails to use the standard of care required under
991paragraph (b) on any fetus determined to be viable commits a
992felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
993775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
994     (6)  PERFORMANCE BY PHYSICIAN REQUIRED.-No termination of
995pregnancy may be performed at any time except by a physician.
996     (7)  CONSENTS REQUIRED.-A termination of pregnancy may not
997be performed or induced except with the voluntary and informed
998written consent of the pregnant woman or, in the case of a
999mentally incompetent pregnant woman, the voluntary and informed
1000written consent of her court-appointed guardian or, in the case
1001of a pregnant minor, notwithstanding s. 743.065, the voluntary
1002informed consent of the minor's parent or guardian.
1003     (a)  Except in the case of a medical emergency, consent to
1004a termination of pregnancy is voluntary and informed only if:
1005     1.  The physician who is to perform the procedure or the
1006referring physician has, at a minimum, orally and in person,
1007informed the pregnant woman, or the court-appointed guardian if
1008the pregnant woman is mentally incompetent or a parent or
1009guardian in the case of a pregnant minor, of:
1010     a.  The nature and risks of undergoing or not undergoing
1011the proposed procedure that a reasonable patient similarly
1012situated may consider relevant to making an informed decision of
1013whether to terminate a pregnancy.
1014     b.  The probable gestational age of the fetus at the time
1015the termination of pregnancy is to be performed.
1016     c.  The medical risks to the woman and fetus of carrying
1017the pregnancy to term.
1018     d.  If an ultrasound has been performed and it reveals the
1019sex of the fetus, she shall be advised of the fact that the sex
1020of the fetus has been determined. The sex of the fetus may be
1021disclosed only upon the request of the pregnant woman.
1022     e.  All other factors, physical, emotional, psychological,
1023and familial, relevant to the short-term and long-term well-
1024being of the patient, including emotional and psychological
1025impact relating to the loss of the life of a child.
1026     2.  Printed materials prepared and provided by the
1027department have been provided to the pregnant woman, if she
1028chooses to view these materials, including:
1029     a.  A description of the fetus.
1030     b.  A list of agencies that offer alternatives to
1031terminating the pregnancy.
1032     c.  Detailed information on the availability of medical
1033assistance benefits for prenatal care, childbirth, and neonatal
1034care.
1035     3.  The woman acknowledges in writing, before the
1036termination of pregnancy, that the information required to be
1037provided under this subsection has been provided.
1038
1039Nothing in this paragraph relieves a physician of his or her
1040duty to disclose any other material fact a reasonable patient
1041similarly situated might consider relevant to making an informed
1042decision regarding the termination of her pregnancy.
1043     (b)  In the event a medical emergency exists and a
1044physician cannot comply with the requirements for informed
1045consent, a physician may terminate a pregnancy if he or she has
1046obtained at least one corroborative medical opinion attesting to
1047the medical necessity for emergency medical procedures and to
1048the fact that, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the
1049continuation of the pregnancy would threaten the life of the
1050pregnant woman. In the event no second physician is available
1051for a corroborating opinion, the physician may proceed but shall
1052document reasons for the medical necessity in the patient's
1053medical records.
1054     (c)  Violation of this subsection by a physician
1055constitutes grounds for disciplinary action under s. 458.331 or
1056s. 459.015. Substantial compliance or reasonable belief that
1057complying with the requirements of informed consent would
1058threaten the life or health of the patient may be raised as a
1059defense to any action brought under this subsection.
1060     (8)  EXPERIMENTATION ON FETUS PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.-No
1061person shall use any live fetus or live, premature infant for
1062any type of scientific, research, laboratory, or other kind of
1063experimentation prior to or subsequent to any termination of
1064pregnancy procedure except as necessary to protect or preserve
1065the life and health of such fetus or premature infant. Violation
1066of this subsection by a physician constitutes grounds for
1067disciplinary action under s. 458.331 or s. 459.015.
1068     (9)  FETAL REMAINS.-Fetal remains shall be disposed of in a
1069sanitary and appropriate manner and in accordance with standard
1070health practices, as provided by rule of the Department of
1071Health. A person who fails to dispose of fetal remains in
1072accordance with department rules commits a misdemeanor of the
1073first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
1074775.083.
1075     (10)  REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE IN TERMINATION PROCEDURE.-
1076Nothing in this section shall require any hospital or any person
1077to participate in the termination of a pregnancy, nor shall any
1078hospital or any person be liable for such refusal. No person who
1079is a member of, or associated with, the staff of a hospital, nor
1080any employee of a hospital or physician in which or by whom the
1081termination of a pregnancy has been authorized or performed, who
1082states an objection to such procedure on moral or religious
1083grounds shall be required to participate in the procedure which
1084will result in the termination of pregnancy. The refusal of any
1085such person or employee to participate shall not form the basis
1086for any disciplinary or other recriminatory action against such
1087person.
1088     (11)  EXCLUSION FROM APPLICATION.-The provisions of this
1089section do not apply to the performance of a procedure that
1090terminates a pregnancy in order to deliver a live child or to
1091remove a dead or dying fetus whose demise was not the product of
1092an induced abortion.
1093     (12)  PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.-
1094     (a)  Any person who willfully induces, performs, or assists
1095in a termination of pregnancy procedure on another person in
1096violation of the requirements of subsection (4), paragraph
1097(5)(a), or subsection (6) commits a felony of the second degree,
1098punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1099     (b)  Any person who willfully induces, performs, or assists
1100in a termination of pregnancy procedure on another person in
1101violation of subsection (3) commits a felony of the first
1102degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
1103775.084.
1104     (c)  Any person who willfully induces, performs, or assists
1105in a termination of pregnancy procedure on another person in
1106violation of subsection (3) which results in serious bodily
1107injury to the person commits a felony of the first degree,
1108punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding
1109life as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1110     (d)  Any person who induces, performs, or assists in a
1111termination of pregnancy procedure on another person in
1112violation of the provisions of this section which results in the
1113death of the person commits a life felony, punishable as
1114provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1115     (13)  CIVIL ACTIONS REGARDING ABORTION; RELIEF.-
1116     (a)  Any person inducing, performing, or assisting in the
1117performance of an induced abortion is liable for damages as
1118provided in paragraph (b). A cause of action for damages under
1119this subsection may be brought by the patient or her spouse, if
1120married, her estate if the patient is deceased, or her parents
1121or legal guardian if the patient is a minor. Any waiver of
1122liability for a person inducing, performing, or assisting in the
1123performance of an induced abortion is void and unenforceable.
1124     (b)  In a civil action under this subsection, appropriate
1125relief includes:
1126     1.  Monetary damages for all injury or harm, psychological,
1127emotional, and physical, occasioned by the abortion or by the
1128failure to comply with the consent requirements of subsection
1129(7).
1130     2.  Damages equal to three times the cost of the induced
1131abortion.
1132     (c)  Notwithstanding any other law, an action for damages
1133under this subsection may be commenced within 30 years after the
1134date of the performance of the abortion.
1135     (14)  ADOPTION ALTERNATIVE INFORMATION.-Any physician or
1136authorized personnel of a medical facility who learns that a
1137pregnant woman treated by the physician or facility personnel
1138wishes to obtain an induced abortion of a viable fetus at the
1139facility under circumstances prohibited by this section or that
1140a woman treated by the physician or facility personnel has had a
1141termination of pregnancy at the facility under circumstances
1142where the fetus was born alive and survives and who does not
1143wish to keep the child shall provide the woman with information
1144concerning the availability of adoption for her unwanted child.
1145Compliance with this subsection may be accomplished by providing
1146the woman with the address and telephone number of the Office of
1147Adoption and Child Protection within the Executive Office of the
1148Governor and informing her of the existence of the statewide
1149list of attorneys available to provide pro bono legal services
1150for adoption maintained by that office.
1151     (15)  RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.-Except for subsection (9), the
1152Agency for Health Care Administration may adopt rules pursuant
1153to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this
1154section. These rules shall be for the purpose of protecting the
1155health and safety of women and unborn human life. These rules
1156are also for the purpose of securing compliance with the
1157requirements of this section and to facilitate the enforcement
1158of sanctions for those violations to which administrative
1159penalties apply. The Department of Health may adopt rules
1160pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the
1161provisions of subsection (9). The rulemaking authority granted
1162in this subsection is supplemental to the rulemaking authority
1163provided in s. 390.012.
1164     Section 23.  If section 22 of this act, creating s.
1165390.01117, Florida Statutes, is declared unconstitutional or has
1166its enforcement enjoined, the repeal of s. 390.011, Florida
1167Statutes, in section 3 of this act, and the provisions of
1168section 21 of this act, amending section 39.001, Florida
1169Statutes, shall be deemed to be void and of no effect, it being
1170the legislative intent that these provisions would not have been
1171adopted had the provisions of section 4 of this act, creating s.
1172390.01113, Florida Statutes, or section 22 of this act, creating
1173s. 390.01117, Florida Statutes, not been included.
1174     Section 24.  Section 390.01118, Florida Statutes, is
1175created to read:
1176     390.01118  Parental notice of abortion.-
1177     (1)  SECTION SUPERSEDED.-This section is superseded by s.
1178390.01113 and shall become effective only in the event that s.
1179390.01113 is declared unconstitutional or has its enforcement
1180enjoined.
1181     (2)  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.-
1182     (a)  The Legislature enacted s. 390.01114, the "Parental
1183Notice of Abortion Act," in 2005 to implement s. 22, Art. X of
1184the State Constitution. Section 390.01114(6) required annual
1185reporting to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
1186Speaker of the House of Representatives on the number of
1187petitions filed seeking a judicial waiver of the act's notice
1188requirements and on the timing and manner of disposal of such
1189petitions.
1190     (b)  Data collected in compliance with the reporting
1191requirements of s. 390.01114(6) revealed that in 2006, 2007, and
11922008 petitions seeking judicial waiver of that act's
1193notification requirements were granted in over 94 percent of the
1194cases in which a petition for judicial waiver was filed.
1195     (c)  The Legislature finds that human life is precious and
1196that a decision to have an abortion is among the most difficult
1197decisions a person may make during her lifetime and one which a
1198minor should not make alone. The Legislature further finds that
1199s. 22, Art. X of the State Constitution embodies a public policy
1200to protect the fundamental right of parents in the care,
1201custody, and management of their minor children which includes
1202providing an unmarried pregnant minor help and advice in making
1203the very important decision of whether or not to bear a child.
1204     (3)  APPLICATION.-This section supersedes s. 390.01114 in
1205its entirety unless it is found unconstitutional, in which case
1206s. 390.01114 shall apply in lieu of this section.
1207     (4)  DEFINITIONS.-As used in this section, the term:
1208     (a)  "Actual notice" means notice that is given directly,
1209in person, or by telephone to a parent or legal guardian of a
1210minor by a physician at least 48 hours before the inducement or
1211performance of an abortion and documented in the minor's medical
1212record.
1213     (b)  "Child abuse" means aggravated child abuse, child
1214abuse, or neglect of a child, as defined in s. 827.03.
1215     (c)  "Constructive notice" means notice that is given in
1216writing, signed by the physician, and mailed at least 72 hours
1217before the inducement or performance of the abortion to the last
1218known address of the parent or legal guardian of the minor by
1219certified mail, return receipt requested, and delivery
1220restricted to the parent or legal guardian. After the 72 hours
1221have passed, delivery is deemed to have occurred.
1222     (d)  "Family member" means a parent, stepparent, sibling,
1223persons related by blood or marriage, persons who are presently
1224residing together as if a family or who have resided together in
1225the past as if a family, and persons who are parents of a child
1226in common regardless of whether they have been married.
1227     (e)  "Medical emergency" means a condition that, on the
1228basis of a physician's good faith clinical judgment, so
1229complicates the medical condition of a pregnant woman as to
1230necessitate the immediate termination of her pregnancy to avert
1231her death, or for which a delay in the termination of her
1232pregnancy will create serious risk of substantial and
1233irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.
1234     (f)  "Minor" means a person under the age of 18 years.
1235     (g)  "Sexual activity" has the same meaning as provided in
1236s. 800.04.
1237     (h)  "Sexual exploitation" means allowing, encouraging, or
1238forcing the minor to engage in prostitution as defined in s.
1239796.07 or a sexual performance as defined in s. 827.071.
1240     (i)  "Unfit" means that the parents or legal guardian
1241abused, abandoned, or neglected the minor, as those terms are
1242defined in s. 39.01.
1243     (5)  NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.-
1244     (a)  Actual notice shall be provided by the physician
1245performing or inducing the abortion or by a referring physician
1246before the performance or inducement of the abortion on a minor.
1247Regardless of whether actual notice is provided by the physician
1248performing or inducing the abortion or by the referring
1249physician, the physician performing or inducing the abortion
1250must affirm that actual notice has been provided. Before
1251affirming that actual notice has been provided, the physician
1252who performs or induces the abortion must receive a written
1253statement of the referring physician certifying that the
1254referring physician has given notice. If actual notice is not
1255possible after a reasonable effort has been made, the physician
1256performing or inducing the abortion or the referring physician
1257must give constructive notice. Notice given under this
1258subsection by the physician performing or inducing the abortion
1259must include the name and address of the facility providing the
1260abortion and the name of the physician providing notice. Notice
1261given under this subsection by a referring physician must
1262include the name and address of the facility where he or she is
1263referring the minor and the name of the physician providing
1264notice. If actual notice is provided by telephone, the physician
1265must actually speak with the parent or legal guardian and must
1266record in the minor's medical file the name of the parent or
1267legal guardian provided notice, the phone number dialed, and the
1268date and time of the call. If constructive notice is given, the
1269physician must document that notice by placing copies of any
1270document related to the constructive notice, including, but not
1271limited to, a copy of the letter and the return receipt, in the
1272minor's medical record. If actual notice is provided by
1273telephone, the physician shall also send written notice
1274confirming the actual notice provided by telephone to the last
1275known address of the parent or legal guardian of the minor by
1276certified mail, return receipt requested, and delivery
1277restricted to the parent or legal guardian within 48 hours after
1278performing the abortion.
1279     (b)  The notice required in paragraph (a) is not required
1280if:
1281     1.  In the physician's good faith clinical judgment a
1282medical emergency exists and there is insufficient time for the
1283attending physician to comply with the notification requirements
1284of this subsection. In the event an abortion is performed as the
1285result of a medical emergency, the physician must document in
1286writing in the minor's medical records the nature of the medical
1287emergency that existed which preceded or necessitated the
1288performance of the abortion and the reason the abortion
1289procedure was necessary to avert the minor's death or otherwise
1290avert a serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment
1291of a major bodily function of the minor. Subsequent to an
1292abortion performed on a minor due to a medical emergency, the
1293physician shall notify the minor's parent or legal guardian of
1294the abortion within 24 hours after the abortion procedure. The
1295physician performing the abortion who treated the minor's
1296medical emergency shall provide the parent or legal guardian
1297with a copy of the medical record documenting the reason the
1298abortion was necessary as described in this subparagraph if
1299requested by the parent or legal guardian. The Legislature finds
1300that abortions performed pursuant to this exception are
1301performed solely due to exigent circumstances arising from a
1302bona fide medical emergency and are not performed on minors
1303exercising a personal choice to obtain an abortion without
1304parental notice. Therefore, no provision for waiver of the post-
1305abortion parental notification required under this subparagraph
1306is necessary, appropriate, or authorized.
1307     2.  The minor obtains a waiver of the notification
1308requirement pursuant to subsection (6) and provides the
1309attending physician with a certified copy of the court order
1310granting the petition for waiver issued pursuant to that
1311subsection.
1312     (c)  Violation of this subsection by a physician
1313constitutes grounds for disciplinary action under s. 458.331 or
1314s. 459.015.
1315     (6)  JUDICIAL WAIVER OF NOTICE OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN.-
1316     (a)  The Legislature finds that judicial waiver proceedings
1317are conducted in a nonadversarial manner and that frequently the
1318only person providing testimonial evidence to the court is the
1319minor seeking the judicial waiver. The Legislature further finds
1320that while the parent or legal guardian has a fundamental
1321liberty interest in the rearing and raising of his or her
1322children, that interest is not represented in these proceedings.
1323The Legislature finds that the United States Supreme Court has
1324approved parental notification statutes which provide for ex
1325parte hearings without addressing the deprivation of the
1326fundamental liberty interest of fit parents to rear and raise
1327their children. This Legislature therefore accommodates such
1328waiver proceedings in this subsection. The Legislature urges the
1329United States Supreme Court to carefully reexamine the
1330governmental intrusion into the parent-child relationship of
1331such bypass provisions and the ongoing and routine denial of the
1332fundamental liberty interest of parents without due process of
1333law that its current jurisprudence has condoned but not
1334specifically addressed with respect to one-parent notification
1335statutes.
1336     (b)  A minor may petition the circuit court in which she
1337resides for a waiver of the notice requirements of subsection
1338(5) under any of the following circumstances:
1339     1.  The minor is or has been married or has had the
1340disability of nonage removed under s. 743.015 or a similar
1341statute of another state, and the minor has provided to the
1342court a certified copy of the marriage certificate, divorce
1343decree, or court order showing removal of disability of nonage.
1344A marriage annulment does not satisfy this exception to the
1345notice requirements of subsection (5).
1346     2.  The minor's parents are or legal guardian is currently
1347unaware of the pregnancy, and the minor or her sibling has
1348previously been the victim of child abuse by a parent or legal
1349guardian with whom she currently resides, regardless of whether
1350the parent or legal guardian has been previously charged or
1351convicted of child abuse.
1352     3.  The minor's pregnancy was the result of sexual activity
1353with a family member or sexual exploitation by a family member.
1354     4.  It is in the minor's best interest to have an abortion
1355without first seeking the advice and support of her parents or
1356legal guardian. In making this determination there is a
1357rebuttable presumption that it is in the minor's best interest
1358to have the support and advice of her parents or legal guardian
1359when deciding whether to have an abortion. The minor has the
1360burden of overcoming the presumption by clear and convincing
1361evidence that her parents are or legal guardian is unfit to
1362offer advice, support, or guidance to the minor regarding the
1363best course of action for her pregnancy. A finding that a
1364minor's parents are or legal guardian is unfit may not be based
1365solely on the testimony of the minor seeking the abortion. If
1366the court finds the parents or legal guardian unfit under this
1367paragraph, it must set forth specific findings of fact in
1368support of that conclusion.
1369     5.  From the date of filing the petition, the minor is 190
1370days or less from reaching 18 years of age and has demonstrated
1371that she is sufficiently mature to decide whether to have an
1372abortion without any advice, support, or guidance from her
1373parents or legal guardian. In determining whether the minor is
1374sufficiently mature, the court must find that the following
1375criteria have been proven:
1376     a.  That neither of the minor's parents nor her legal
1377guardian is currently aware of the pregnancy.
1378     b.  That the minor understands the consequences of her
1379decision to her and her unborn child.
1380     c.  That the minor has given thorough and mature
1381consideration of the alternatives to abortion.
1382     d.  That the minor understands that the decision to have an
1383abortion once acted upon is irrevocable and terminates a human
1384life.
1385     e.  That the decision of the minor to seek an abortion
1386without notification to her parents or legal guardian is not the
1387result of improper or undue influence of another person. For
1388purposes of this sub-subparagraph, improper or undue influence
1389may be found in circumstances, including, but not limited to,
1390where another person who stands to monetarily benefit from the
1391performance of an abortion has encouraged the minor's decision
1392to have an abortion or discouraged the minor from considering
1393alternatives, or any circumstance where there is a reasonable
1394probability that, absent the influence of another person, the
1395minor would not be seeking an abortion or seeking to avoid
1396parental involvement in her decision.
1397     (c)  The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for a
1398minor seeking a waiver under this subsection. The guardian ad
1399litem shall maintain the confidentiality of the proceedings. The
1400circuit court shall appoint legal counsel for a minor seeking a
1401waiver under this subsection upon her request and at no cost.
1402     (d)  Court proceedings under this subsection must be given
1403precedence over all other pending matters as necessary to ensure
1404that the court reaches a decision promptly. The court shall
1405conduct a hearing, rule, and issue written findings of fact and
1406conclusions of law within 48 hours, excluding Saturdays and
1407Sundays, after the petition is filed, except that the 48-hour
1408limitation may be extended at the request of the minor. The
1409chief judge of the circuit shall be responsible for ensuring the
1410assignment of the petition to a judge capable of complying with
1411the time requirements of this paragraph. Failure of the assigned
1412judge to rule within 48 hours shall not constitute an order
1413granting or denying the petition but may be considered
1414nonfeasance in office. Any petition not ruled upon within the
141548-hour period shall be immediately forwarded to the chief judge
1416of the circuit who shall issue a ruling within 24 hours after
1417the expiration of the 48-hour period. The chief judge of the
1418circuit shall report to the Judicial Qualifications Commission
1419and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
1420President of the Senate the name of any judge assigned to a
1421petition who fails to rule within the 48-hour period required
1422under this paragraph.
1423     (e)  The court may receive evidence on any issue of fact
1424necessary to rule on the petition and may on its own motion
1425examine and review public records, records of the Comprehensive
1426Case Information System, and any other records which may be
1427judicially noticed under s. 90.202. If the court finds that the
1428minor has demonstrated by clear and convincing evidence that she
1429qualifies for a waiver under paragraph (b), the court shall
1430issue an order granting the petition for waiver. In cases where
1431the waiver is granted pursuant to subparagraph (b)3., the order
1432granting the petition shall include a finding that the minor is
1433a victim of sexual activity with a family member or sexual
1434exploitation by a family member. In cases where the court grants
1435the petition pursuant to subparagraph (b)2. or subparagraph
1436(b)3., the court shall forward a copy of such order to the
1437Department of Children and Family Services. If the court finds
1438that the minor has failed to establish her qualification for a
1439waiver under paragraph (b) by clear and convincing evidence, the
1440court shall deny the petition. All orders issued pursuant to
1441this subsection shall indicate the minor's age.
1442     (f)  A court that conducts proceedings under this
1443subsection shall provide for a written transcript of all
1444testimony and proceedings and issue written and specific factual
1445findings and legal conclusions supporting its decision and shall
1446order that a confidential record of the evidence and the judge's
1447findings and conclusions be maintained as required under s.
1448390.01116.
1449     (g)  An expedited confidential appeal shall be available,
1450as the Supreme Court provides by rule, to any minor denied a
1451waiver pursuant to this subsection.
1452     (h)  No filing fees or court costs shall be required of any
1453pregnant minor who petitions a court for a waiver of parental
1454notification under this subsection at the trial or the appellate
1455level.
1456     (i)  No county shall be obligated to pay the salaries,
1457costs, or expenses of any counsel appointed by the court under
1458this subsection.
1459     (7)  REPORT.-The Supreme Court, through the Office of the
1460State Courts Administrator, shall report by February 1 of each
1461year to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
1462Speaker of the House of Representatives on the number of
1463petitions filed under subsection (6) for the preceding year and
1464the timing and manner of disposal of the petitions by each
1465circuit court.
1466     Section 25.  If section 4 of this act, creating s.
1467390.01113, Florida Statutes, is declared unconstitutional or has
1468its enforcement enjoined, the statutory repeals and amendments
1469contained in sections 5 through 20 of this act shall be deemed
1470to be void and of no effect, and the text of any amended
1471provisions shall revert to that in existence on the effective
1472date of this act, except that any amendments to such text
1473enacted other than by this act shall be preserved and continue
1474to operate, it being the legislative intent that these
1475provisions would not have been adopted had the provisions of
1476section 4 of this act, creating s. 390.01113, Florida Statutes,
1477not been included.
1478     Section 26.  It is the intent of the Legislature that if
1479any provisions of this act are held invalid, such invalidity
1480shall not affect the validity of section 2 of this act, creating
1481s. 390.0001, Florida Statutes, and to this end section 2 of this
1482act, creating s. 390.0001, Florida Statutes, is severable from
1483all other provisions of this act.
1484     Section 27.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.


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